But, oh my goodness, they love it. Little Sis has a macabre streak, and Big Sis is reaching the age where she wants to be "cool" and less "babyish." (Sigh.) Ruby Gloom is a perfect meet-in-the-middle show. With a fantastic theme song.

If you're not familiar with Ruby Gloom, it's about a bright, happy, positive-thinking girl who lives in a dark, goth world. It's sweet and cheery, and dark and ghoulie at the same time. My favorite character is Misery, the walking disaster area. My hubby is fond of Scaredy Bat. Big Sis likes Iris, Ruby's adventuresome friend. Little Sis, when asked who her favorite character is, replied, "All of them. I don't have a favorite." I could hear the eye-roll in her voice. Sigh.

This is their favorite episode:

If you don't watch the whole thing, at least check out the theme song. It's very, very catchy.

Disney shows for younger kids are hard to find on Netflix and Amazon. My girls love Imagination Movers, and besides one DVD containing just a few episodes, the only ways to watch without cable are to buy them off iTunes or the Disney website, which usually has a few streaming. Some of their favorite Nick shows are slowly making their way to Netflix (Yo Gabba Gabba), but most of those can be found on DVD for cheap.

dude, i think we're doing it -- we just spent the past hour researching it all -- the big show she'd freak about losing - Phineus & Ferb -- is on Hulu, plus all kinds of other neato stuff -- old school Electric Company! My little Pony! Bug Bunny!

Yes, Phineas and Ferb is on Netflix, too! Along with lots of PBS shows, My Little Pony Friendship is Magic, Jem & The Holograms (!!!). We have Amazon Prime, too ($70 a year, which actually makes it the cheapest of the three), which has a ton more.

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